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SUMMARY:International Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:International Volunteer Day is a global awareness day that recognises the contribution of volunteers and promotes the value of volunteering in communities worldwide. It highlights how volunteering strengthens social connection\, supports essential services and helps address social\, health\, and environmental challenges. \nWhy this matters\n\nVolunteers play a critical role in supporting community services that would otherwise be under-resourced or unavailable.\nVolunteering strengthens social connection and reduces isolation for both volunteers and those they support.\nMany health\, care\, emergency\, and community organisations rely heavily on volunteers to operate.\nVolunteering builds skills\, confidence and a sense of purpose across all ages.\nCommunity resilience during crises often depends on volunteer support.\n\nRecognising volunteers reinforces the importance of collective care and shared responsibility within communities. \nEvent Co-ordination / Support\nInternational \n\nUnited Nations Volunteers (UNV)\nUnited Nations programme that promotes volunteerism worldwide and coordinates International Volunteer Day\, supporting peace\, development\, and community resilience through volunteer action.\n\nAustralia \n\nVolunteering Australia\nNational peak body representing volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations\, providing advocacy\, resources\, and leadership to strengthen volunteering across Australia.
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